Berlin-based eyewear brand Reframd has designed a range of 3D-printed sunglasses specifically for people with low and wide noses.
Reframd, which describes itself as an "Afropolitan" eyewear brand, set out to "challenge the status quo" by designing sunglasses specifically for black people's nose profiles.
The range of sunglasses have a lower bridge which fits broader nose shapes
"The basic concept behind Reframd is that good design is empowering and reflects the rich diversity of society," said Shariff Vreugd, co-founder of Reframd.
"Our idea started with the aim to design eyewear products for people with low and wide nose profiles ? nose profiles found on many Black people ? concerning our sunglasses," he told Dezeen. Reframd designed four pairs of sunglasses to suit wider noses including Liptitika
Three main factors make the unisex sunglasses more comfortable for wearers. Firstly, the bridge has been lowered and widened so that it fits more snugly around broader noses.
Secondly, the nose pads are a different shape than ones used in other sunglasses so that they fit "shallow" or wide-angled noses ? noses that slope less steeply.
Like all the glasses, the Moni pair has nose pads that have been adjusted to suit shallow noses
And finally, the pantoscopic tilt ? a measurement taken from the bottom of the glasses to the top of the frame ? has also been adjusted in Reframd's sunglasses.
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